Chapter 99: Start Shooting
The crew had kept all the details secret, so Qin Muxuan had no idea where she was going. She had only put some clothes and daily necessities in the luggage. The car went slowly on the road, and no one knew when it would stop.
At last, the dozens of cars finally parked in a square.
The producer walked out of the car, saying, “Everyone please gather around, we’ll announce something.”
After that, the stars in the other cars as well as their children also got off the cars and gathered in the square. As they all stood together, they all fixed their gaze on Qin Muxuan with different looks in their eyes.
Although she did not work in the show business, she did have made a stir these days. Even though Gu Zijin had blocked the stories, those people had heard of some of the news more or less.
“Mommy, are you all right? Did you feel carsick just now?” Qin Xiaobai took a bottle out of his backpack and gave it to her with shrewdness crossing his eyes.
He had already promised his dad that he would protect his Dabai well when his daddy was not around them.
“Good boy, Xiaobai.”
Qin Muxuan, with a pleasant smile on her face, took the bottle from his son and had a sip.
The shooting of the show hadn’t started yet, so those stars didn’t need to care about their behaviors right now. Qin Muxuan felt uneasy when so many people around her sized her up with different looks in their eyes. Anyway, however, she could not tell them to stop looking at her…
“Ahem…”
The producer managed to draw everyone’s attention by coughing. Then his voice was amplified by the loudspeaker, “We are going to an ancient village next. You are going to cook for yourselves in the next month. Now, please hand in all your communication tools and your wallets.”
After Qin Muxuan heard that, a figure with a cold face came to mind. She wondered if he would get anxious when he was not able to contact her or… Then she just stopped thinking.
The next moment, she felt glad that she had prepared some anti-mosquito medicine in the luggage, otherwise Xiaobai would get mosquito bites all over his body.
“Director, can we call our families now to tell them that we are safe?” Shan Ziyan suggested that with a smile. He was a very famous movie star who would attract a wide audience to the show. So, the director showed him great respect.
“That’s right! It’s totally unexpected to collect our communication tools!”
After he said that, another female star echoed with him right away.
The producer nodded and then announced another rule using the loudspeaker, “Since you haven’t contacted your families yet, you are allowed to make a three-minute phone call now. After that, you’ll have to hand in your phones and wallets.”
“Dabai! Dabai! Let’s make the call right now, time is limited!” Qin Xiaobai said that with his eyes opened wide. He was very curious and excited about the mysterious shooting.
Qin Muxuan took out her cellphone from her bag and dialed a number subconsciously nearly without any hesitation. When she saw Gu Zijin’s name appearing on the screen, she felt her heart trembling. However, it was already too late for her to hang up.
“Hello.”
There came a deep and somewhat tender voice. Hearing that familiar voice, Qin Xiaobai showed a cheerful look in his eyes, “Mommy, our minds are in sync. I just wanted to say that we should call dad, and you already dialed his number.”
Hearing Xiaobai’s words, Gu Zijin held his cell phone a bit more tightly and showed a light smile on his cold face,Content from NôvelDr(a)ma.Org.
“Well, why do you call me at this time?”
“Eh…”
Qin Muxuan cleared her throat and tried to suppress the nervous feeling inside, “The staff asked us to hand in our communication tools. I’m afraid that you’ll worry about Xiaobai’s safety, just want to tell you this.”
“Qin Muxuan, that’s all?”
“What else could it be?” With a frown, Qin Muxuan bit her red lips slightly, feeling that an answer was about to come out of her mouth. However, she still restrained herself and said nothing.
The smile on Gu Zijin’s face disappeared. With an obscure expression showing in his eyes, he thought, ‘When will she understand what I mean?’ Then he said, “OK, I see.”
After he said that, there was a sudden silence on the phone.
Confused, Qin Muxuan checked her phone and found that he had already hung up the phone. Then she put her phone back and looked to Xiaobai, saying, “Xiaobai, he hung up.”
…
Qin Xiaobai got dazed while blinking his eyes slowly, thinking, ‘Does daddy stop loving me?’
‘Or he only loves Dabai?’
Eh… Fine! Qin Xiaobai wouldn’t get jealous because of his mother. After all, he knew that Dabai was the one who loved him most in this world. He found it would be great if his daddy loved Dabai.
When the time was up, everyone handed in their phones. Then they got in a SUV and headed to the lofty mountain.
This time, the shooting finally started.
Everyone tried to adjust to the arrangement. There were three families participating in the early stage of the shooting, including one man, two women and two boys as well as a young male star who was there to experience the life with kids and could also help increase the popularity of the show. After the car had been going on the bumpy road for around two or three hours, they finally arrived at their destination.
Now the scenery outside the window completely changed. The weather in the deep mountain was rather cold. The sound of the running water made everyone fell into a relaxed state.
Qin Muxuan and Qin Xiaobai had to carry two suitcases, which were still a bit heavy for them. Although Qin Xiaobai offered to carry the big suitcase for his mother, it was actually a bit difficult for him to do that on the bumpy road.
“Let me help you.”
After saying that, Shan Ziyan took the luggage from Qin Xiaobai’s hand while continuing, “You are Xiaobai, right? My name is Shan Ziyan, let me help you with this! You can carry the small suitcase for your mother.”
“Fine.”
Since someone had offered to help, Qin Xiaobai had no reason for turning him down. After jumping to his mother, he said, “Dabai, give me your suitcase, let me help you carry it.”
Qin Muxuan raised her head and looked at Shan Ziyan with a grateful look, “Thanks, Mr. Shan.”
As she handed her small suitcase to Xiaobai, she added, “Xiaobai, you have to thank Uncle Shan for carrying the luggage for you.”